A&E: Six best bets for the week ahead

Apr. 5, 2013

Kyle Eastwood. / Special to the Register

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Momix performs 'Botanica' on Tuesday at the Civic Center. / Special to the Register

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1.The Kyle Eastwood Band continues the Live at the Temple series at 7:30 p.m. Monday at The Temple for Performing Arts, 1011 Locust St. Eastwood performs a mix of original tunes and jazz standards, and last month released his sixth album, “The View From Here.” Eastwood has also written music for the films “Mystic River,” “Million Dollar Baby” and “Flags of Our Fathers.” In case his name and that filmography didn’t tip you off, yes, Clint is his dad. $26. www.ticketmaster.com

2. Saxophonist Rob Scheps performs with the Jerry Dodgion Quintet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Turner Jazz Center, 2505 Carpenter Ave. Scheps studied with Iowan Dick Oatts, while Dodgion toured with Frank Sinatra, Benny Goodman and others. Dodgion was a part of Benny Goodman’s 1962 tour of Russia, on which Drake University President David Maxwell served as a band boy (Maxwell’s father, Jimmy Maxwell, was the band’s trumpeter). $15. www.artsci.drake.edu

3. The dance company Momix presents a plant-themed program at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Des Moines Civic Center. The groundbreaking show, called “Botanica,” features 22 short works, with costumes, video and giant puppets by the designer Michael Curry, a frequent go-to guy for Disney, the Metropolitan Opera and Cirque du Soleil. $30-$75. www.desmoinesperformingarts.org

4. Galleries open their doors from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday for Historic Valley Junction’s Spring Gallery Night along Fifth Street in West Des Moines. The 18th annual event is free and open to the public, with new works on display at A OK Antiques, Atomic Blond Mid-Century Modern Gallery Loft, Eyebeads & Gemstones, Kavanaugh Art Gallery, Olson-Larsen Galleries (featuring Tilly Woodward’s oil painting “Rubber Band Balls”) and 2 AU Limited. Various neighborhood shops and restaurants are also participating. www.valleyjunction.com

5. You’ll know it when you hear it: Carl Orff’s epic “Carmina Burana” anchors the Des Moines Symphony’s program at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. April 14 at the Des Moines Civic Center. The orchestra will get a vocal boost from local soloists and all four choruses from Drake University: the choir, chamber choir, chorale and joint university-community chorus. $15-$55 for adults, with half-price and rush tickets for students. www.dmsymphony.org

6. The Cedar Falls Band House of Large Sizes headlines a revamped Gross Domestic Product festival, featuring 19 Iowa bands performing at five different venues on Fourth Street downtown. The festival starts at 5 p.m. Saturday with Trouble Lights, The Olympics, Wolves in the Attic, H.D. Harmsen and others among the acts performing. The festival also features a DJ stage and an open mic. $7-$12 or $20 for a festival pass. www.desmoinesmc.com